The 2000 Davis Cup (also known as the 2000 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 89th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 135 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 30 in the Americas Zone, 31 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 58 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Andorra, Lesotho, Mauritius and Namibia made their first appearances in the tournament.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 February – 10 December 2000 |
| Edition | 89th |
| Teams | 135 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  Spain |
← 1999 2001 → | |
Spain defeated Australia in the final, held at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, on 8–10 December, to win their first title.[1][2]
World Group
edit| Participating teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
 Austria |
 Belgium |
 Brazil |
 Czech Republic |
 France |
 Germany |
 Great Britain |
 Italy |
 Netherlands |
 Russia |
 Slovakia |
 Spain |
 Switzerland |
 United States |
 Zimbabwe |
Draw
edit| First round 4–6 February | Quarterfinals 7–9 April | Semifinals 21–23 July | Final 8–10 December | |||||||||||||||
| Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 United States | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Inglewood, CA, United States (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Zimbabwe | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Czech Republic | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Santander, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Murcia, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Málaga, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Italy | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Russia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Belgium | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Australia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Austria | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Slovakia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Florianópolis, Brazil (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Brazil | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brisbane, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
 France | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leipzig, Germany (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Germany | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zürich, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Final
editSpain vs. Australia
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World Group qualifying round
editDate: 14–23 July
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the 2001 World Group.
| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
5-0 | Austria |
Rennes | Le Liberté | Indoor | Carpet |
| Great Britain |
2-3 |  Ecuador |
Wimbledon | No. 1 Court, All England Lawn Tennis Club | Outdoor | Grass |
| Italy |
1-4 | Belgium |
Venice | Green Garden Sporting Club | Outdoor | Clay |
 Morocco |
w/o |  Chile |
— | — | — | — |
 Uzbekistan |
1-4 | Netherlands |
Tashkent | N.B.U. Complex | Outdoor | Clay |
 Sweden |
5-0 |  India |
Båstad | Båstad Tennis Stadium | Outdoor | Clay |
| Switzerland |
5-0 |  Belarus |
St. Gallen | Kreuzbleichhalle | Outdoor | Carpet |
| Zimbabwe |
2-3 |  Romania |
Harare | Harare Sports Club | Indoor | Hard |
Belgium, 
France, 
Netherlands and 
Switzerland remain in the World Group in 2001.
Ecuador, 
Morocco, 
Romania and 
Sweden are promoted to the World Group in 2001.
Belarus, 
Chile, 
India and 
Uzbekistan remain in Zonal Group I in 2001.
Austria, 
Great Britain, 
Italy and 
Zimbabwe are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2001.
Americas Zone
editGroup I
edit| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
 Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||
| Montreal, Canada (hard) | bye | Santiago, Chile (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | Argentina | 0 | |||||||||||||||
 Canada | 4 | Viña del Mar, Chile (clay) | Chile | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Chile | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Colombia | 1 | Lima, Peru (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
 Bahamas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nassau, Bahamas (hard) |  Peru | 4 | Lima, Peru (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Bahamas | 3 | Peru | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 2 | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Ecuador | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ecuador | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Group II
edit| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Venezuela | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) |  Uruguay | 0 | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | |||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | 4 | Venezuela | 5 | |||||||||||||||
 El Salvador | 1 | San Salvador, El Salvador (clay) |  Paraguay | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | 5 | Mexico City, Mexico (hard) | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) |  Mexico | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Guatemala | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica (hard) |  Cuba | 1 | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | |||||||||||||||
| Cuba | 2 | Guatemala | 0 | |||||||||||||||
 Costa Rica | 3 | San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica (hard) | Mexico | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
El Salvador and 
Cuba relegated to Group III in 2001.
Mexico promoted to Group I in 2001.
Group III
edit| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands Antilles
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| 2 |  Dominican Republic
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| 3 |  Puerto Rico
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| 4 |  Jamaica
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| 5 |  Bolivia
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| 6 |  Trinidad and Tobago
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| 7 |  Panama
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| 8 |  Haiti
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Netherlands Antilles and 
Dominican Republic promoted to Group II in 2001.
Panama and 
Haiti relegated to Group IV in 2001.
Group IV
edit- Venue: Club Hondureno Arabe, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
- Date: 13–19 March
 HON
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 BER
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 LCA
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 ATG
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 BAR
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 ISV
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 ECA
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Honduras
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3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 18–0 (100%) | 35–5 (88%) | 1 | ||
| Bermuda
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0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 12–6 (67%) | 25–15 (63%) | 2 | ||
| Saint Lucia
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0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 11–7 (61%) | 23–14 (62%) | 3 | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda
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0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 8–10 (44%) | 17–24 (41%) | 4 | ||
| Barbados
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0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 6–12 (33%) | 17–28 (38%) | 5 | ||
| U.S. Virgin Islands
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0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 5–13 (28%) | 18–28 (39%) | 6 | ||
| Eastern Caribbean
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 3–15 (17%) | 10–31 (24%) | 7 |
Asia/Oceania Zone
editGroup I
edit| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| Kunming, China (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tianjin, China (indoor hard) |  China | 0 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||||
| China | 1 | Uzbekistan | 4 | |||||||||||||||
 Thailand | 4 | Timaru, New Zealand (hard) |  New Zealand | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jounieh, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Thailand | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Lebanon | 2 | Lucknow, India (grass) | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yokohama, Japan (indoor carpet) | India | 3 | New Delhi, India (grass) | |||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | 1 | India | 4 | |||||||||||||||
 Japan | 4 | Kashima, Japan (indoor carpet) |  South Korea | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Lebanon relegated to Group II in 2001.- Uzbekistan and India advance to World Group qualifying round.
Group II
edit| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Pakistan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) |  Hong Kong | 2 | Taichung, Taiwan (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 3 | Pakistan | 2 | |||||||||||||||
 Kazakhstan | 2 | Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) |  Chinese Taipei | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 1 | Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | ||||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) |  Indonesia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Iran | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Manila, Philippines (clay) |  Malaysia | 3 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||||
| Iran | 3 | Malaysia | 0 | |||||||||||||||
 Philippines | 2 | Manila, Philippines (hard) | Indonesia | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Kazakhstan and 
Philippines relegated to Group III in 2001.
Indonesia promoted to Group I in 2001.
Group III
edit| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Syria
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| 2 |  Kuwait
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| 3 |  Sri Lanka
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| 4 |  Qatar
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| 5 |  Tajikistan
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| 6 |  Singapore
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| 7 |  Bangladesh
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| 8 |  Pacific Oceania
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Syria and 
Kuwait promoted to Group II in 2001.
Bangladesh and 
Pacific Oceania relegated to Group IV in 2001.
Group IV
edit KSA
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 BHR
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 OMA
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 JOR
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 UAE
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 FIJ
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 BRU
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Saudi Arabia
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2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 13–5 (72%) | 30–12 (71%) | 1 | ||
| Bahrain
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1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 13–5 (72%) | 27–13 (68%) | 2 | ||
| Oman
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2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 13–5 (72%) | 28–13 (68%) | 3 | ||
| Jordan
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1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 8–10 (44%) | 17–23 (43%) | 4 | ||
| United Arab Emirates
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1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 9–9 (50%) | 20–18 (53%) | 5 | ||
| Fiji
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 6–12 (33%) | 13–24 (35%) | 6 | ||
| Brunei
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 1–17 (6%) | 2–34 (6%) | 7 |
Saudi Arabia and 
Bahrain promoted to Group III in 2001.
Europe/Africa Zone
editGroup I
edit| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||
| Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Sweden | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Finland | Finland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Finland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Finland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Romania | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Romania | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | Hungary | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||
| Belarus | ||||||||||||||||||
| Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Belarus | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 South Africa | South Africa | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maia, Portugal (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Portugal | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ukraine | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | Ukraine | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | Morocco | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||
Hungary and 
South Africa relegated to Group II in 2001.- Sweden, Romania, Belarus, and Morocco advance to World Group qualifying round.
Group II
edit| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Croatia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | |||||||||||||||||
 Latvia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | 1 | Croatia | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Luxembourg | 4 |  Ireland | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rijeka, Croatia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ivory Coast | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| İzmir, Turkey (hard) | Rungsted, Denmark (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Turkey | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 4 | Denmark | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Lithuania | 1 | Ivory Coast | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet) | Szczecin, Poland (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Slovenia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 0 | Slovenia | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Bytom, Poland (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Estonia | 5 |  Poland | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Estonia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Athens, Greece (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Greece | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Bulgaria | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | 2 | Greece | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Oslo, Norway (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Israel | 3 |  Norway | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Norway | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Israel | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Latvia, 
Lithuania, 
Egypt, and 
Bulgaria relegated to Group III in 2001.
Croatia and 
Slovenia promoted to Group I in 2001.
Group III
editZone A
edit| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Yugoslavia
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| 2 |  Monaco
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| 3 |  Georgia
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| 4 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 5 |  Togo
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| 6 |  Botswana
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| 7 |  Tunisia
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| 8 |  Malta
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Yugoslavia and 
Monaco promoted to Group II in 2001.
Tunisia and 
Malta relegated to Group IV in 2001.
Zone B
edit- Venue: Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Date: 24–28 May
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Moldova
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| 2 |  Armenia
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| 3 |  Iceland
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| 4 |  Macedonia
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| 5 |  Nigeria
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| 6 |  Madagascar
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| 7 |  Benin
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| 8 |  Senegal
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Group IV – Zone A
editGroup A
 NAM
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 ZAM
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 SMR
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 ETH
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Namibia
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2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 15–4 (79%) | 1 | ||
| Zambia
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1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 10–9 (53%) | 2 | ||
| San Marino
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1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 8–11 (42%) | 3 | ||
| Ethiopia
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0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 5–14 (26%) | 4 |
Group B
 KEN
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 CYP
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 UGA
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 LES
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 DJI
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Kenya
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2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 11–1 (92%) | 21–4 (84%) | 1 | ||
| Cyprus
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1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 9–3 (75%) | 19–6 (76%) | 2 | ||
| Uganda
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0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 6–6 (50%) | 10–14 (42%) | 3 | ||
| Lesotho
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0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–8 (33%) | 9–16 (36%) | 4 | ||
| Djibouti
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–12 (0%) | 0–19 (0%) | 5 |
Group IV – Zone B
edit- Venue: Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
- Date: 14–20 February
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Ghana
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| 2 |  Mauritius
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| 3 |  Andorra
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| 4 |  Algeria
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| 5 |  Cameroon
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| 6 |  Azerbaijan
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| 7 |  Liechtenstein
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| 8 |  Sudan
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References
edit- General
- "World Group 2000". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- Specific
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 505. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ a b "Spain v Australia". daviscup.com.